Study: Hundreds of young people have been hospitalized for muscle building products in 10 years

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People under the age of 25 are particularly vulnerable to serious side effects caused by dietary supplements that promote slimming, muscle building or energy enhancement, a new study suggests.

The team, led by a team at the Harvard School of Public Health, found that young people who take "fortification" products are three times more likely to develop the disease than their peers who take vitamins.

"The FDA has issued innumerable warnings about supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, athletic performance, sexual functions, and energy, and we know that these products are widely marketed and used by young people," said lead author Flora Or, one of the researchers. "He said.

What are the consequences for their health? This is the question we wanted to answer.

The study, published today in the Journal of Adolescent Health, was based on FDA data on serious medical reactions to food or supplements between 2004 and 2015.

They compiled information on supplements linked to hospital visits, long-term disability, mortality and other types of illness in persons under 25 years of age.

Reactions were more common among young people who used weight loss, muscle building, or energy supplements, instead of vitamins, and sex stimulants and detoxification products, were twice as likely to have severe medical reactions compared to vitamins.

The results come a day after the US Food and Drug AdministrationFDA) Of that substance vinpocetine , A common element in unregulated weight loss and memory-enhancing supplements in the United States, can cause miscarriages and congenital malformations.

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